Digital BW, The Print

> When people speak of looking at a silver print that's neutral I
> wonder what they could be looking at?  In our family a 'neutral'
> silver print has to come from a chlorobromide based paper because it
> has the potential of warm and cool.  Bromide papers are always
> referred to as cool, period.

Exactly. Some of us just care more deeply about this mono hue thing than
others. I'm the kind of guy who has to go to three paint stores collecting a
couple of dozen "white" paint chips to choose from, whereas my wife says
just get white paint. However if you are the fussy type the subtle
distinctions are certainly worth fighting for. Some people can't drink
inexpensive wines, while I rarely pay more than $10 a bottle. Some people
own $20,000 home audio systems, and I don't. But the thought of using
whatever color ink they give you is just anathema to me. The point isn't to
get "neutral" color, it's to hopefully get the color you need--or at the
least, to not get the color you can't deal with.

Todd